Posted in About on Jun 3rd, 2012 1 Comment »
It is official! The Vassar Haiti Project is a 501 (c) (3) Not-For-Profit organization as sanctioned by the US Government!!!! We got the letter May 25, several months after we sent everything in, and about a years after we started this entire process…. but they accepted our application in it’s entirety, without any questions/reservations/or need for followup!
It [...]
Posted in About, Events, Initiatives, Photos on Jan 14th, 2012 1 Comment »
The year we now leave behind was one full of accomplishments both for VHP and Haiti. In Chermaitre, our students scored second place in regional testing, our medical partners successfully held multiple clinics, and community members planted over 5,000 trees throughout the village! As for VHP, our committees and initiatives kept busy, hosting sales, organizing [...]
Posted in About on Apr 6th, 2010 No Comments »
Andrew Meade, Lila Meade, and Caryn Halle discuss VHP and the recent trip to Haiti on “The Roundtable” on WAMC radio with Joe Donahue. Listen here!
Posted in About, Initiatives on Jan 26th, 2010 2 Comments »
The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind for project members, as we have scrambled to get information, answer queries, and determine how best to respond to the earthquake. As news has emerged, the direction of our efforts has become clearer. The work of the Vassar Haiti Project has never been more important. All of [...]
Posted in About, Events on Nov 2nd, 2009 2 Comments »
Saturday the 24th, Andrew and Lila invited VHP members to their home
for a grand meal and night of group bonding.
I along with Livia and Charlene (one of our great new freshmen ) got
there a little early to start helping Lila and Kristen prepare the
grand meal they had planned for us. Soon more people arrived to [...]
Posted in About on Sep 17th, 2009 No Comments »
You respond to this Haitian greeting, meaning “what’s up?” with n’ap boule, meaning “we’re on fire!” And with several events coming up this fall, and initiatives like medical care and reforestation coming together, the Vassar Haiti Project is on fire! This, our new blog, is where you can keep up with it all. We’ll be [...]
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